Families at Work
Age-old slavery began with the capture of territories and 'primitive' peoples, indoctrination in self-hatred and rebuilding of local economic systems to serve as feeders to conqueror empires. Modern slavery rides on the knowledge economy to capture invisible territories of human thought. As we celebrate the 2021 international day of families, we must increasingly recognise that families and households are: @ socio-economic agencies. @ fundamental units of development. @ informal schools for basic and wholesome education @ dealers in hope, faith, and peace or their alternatives @ governing decision boards that drive global consumption ... We can work to ensure that our family development policies craft a new breed wholesome knowledge consumers, whose thoughts, words and actions can sustainably transform societies and nations. Photo credit: Association Montessori Internationale